selling over $10, 000 a month on Ebay... How I source, store inventory and ship from my home

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In todays video, Roger and I are thrifting at a new to me Goodwill! Im also bringing you into my basement warehouse and showing you what's been selling in my Ebay store.
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@cloverdo-over2541 2 года назад

Great video as always. The world's clothing and waste situation is absolutely appalling. I think resellers are a treasure for helping save more items from demise! Thank you for sharing including your sweet mouse nativity. Don't stop being who you are!

@sandramaki3565 2 года назад

OK, this is funny. I am not very far into your video yet, but I watched Crazy Lamp Lady video last night and she must have been at that Goodwill store shortly after you! I believe she bought the large candle with the carousel horse and the dolphin piece by John Perry. She looked at the dinosaur planter and monkey bookends too, but didn't buy. Love both your channels!

@jillian5474 2 года назад

Lol I saw the candle in Crazy Lamp Lady’s video yesterday too but didn’t realize they were in the same place. I was thinking “how common are these candles?!”

@pasqualedizazzo7361 2 года назад

You are right! I just re-watched the video and Crazy Lamp Lady DID pick up the large candle and carousel horse!

@sandraon-sig5978 2 года назад

Thought the same thing...isn’t this one the magical goodwill for the crazy lamp lady. I recognized many things on the shelves. Love both channels!

@susansawatzky3816 2 года назад

Yep, saw it too !

@irenebufkin8694 2 года назад

Saw her buy the candle too!

@MelissaSmith-hs8ed 2 года назад

I could have sworn Crazy Lamp Lady buys that candle.

@lollyvalles4864 2 года назад

Always enjoy watching you pull and ship. I’m impressed with how your inventory is well organized. Great job!

@serenapeterson2214 2 года назад

A hint to get rid of stains, use your preferred spot treater, then use a used dryer sheet to rub the spot. Sometimes you can get it out before washing, but usually, it will come out after washing. This even works on stains that have gone through the drier, and grease stains, you know the darkened areas that mysteriously show up on the front of shirts or pants. Use a little elbow grease if you have time and the material will tolerate it. I think this works because the rough sheet help grind the cleaner into the individual fibers, not just the surface.

@SUZANNECARPENTER-ou3je Год назад

I adore that big candle. It is amazing.

@r.c.miller6161 2 года назад

“Sweetie!” He’s your best find ever.

@charlenejones68 2 года назад

That should be a health violation and the city should shut them down until it gets cleaned and deemed safe to return. The mold and mildew should be an OSHA violation.

@lolitabonita08 2 года назад

u r correct...the mold spores will stick to clothing, wood, plastic and linger in the air which makes it a health hazard...

@kimmurphy6864 2 года назад

How in the world does Roger have time to source 200-300 different items every week? Wow that’s impressive!

@karenkelly4385 2 года назад

The CLL finds a lot of stuff at that GW, she calls it the most magical GW in the land

@helloonwheels4744 2 года назад

Yes, the CLL looked at some of the same items in her last video.

@i.m.7710 2 года назад

@@helloonwheels4744 cll is her RU-vid name?

@helloonwheels4744 2 года назад

@@i.m.7710 It's the Crazy Lamp Lady.

@carollove8752 2 года назад

Cobalt blue and white is the rage now! Dishes and decor! Start picking up a few pieces!

@brianhenry2385 2 года назад

Minute mark 31: multiple qty, individual variation items: you mentioned a situation (using wood coasters as an example) of slight variations in wood grain, as an example of matching the item with the listing photos. What I do, especially with multiple quantity New/old stock items, where there might be some variation in packaging shelf wear, is make the last photo be an overview shot showing them all and saying in the listing that “you will receive 1 (or more) of the items shown in the condition shown from the group”. I do this so I can put them all in 1 listing (multiple qty) and avoid photographing/listing each separately. Saves effort and time, when the variation is minimal.

@SB-tr6fk Год назад

You bless me with your videos and your sweet spirit, Karen! I love the Lord as well and so glad you didn’t edit that out.

@neoanderson726 2 года назад

At the hudson store I watch them wheel the carts in the back place on a conveyor belt that leas to a large dumpster . . If Gw would just price everything a dollar in their stores things would fly , poor people will shop there again . no need for bin stores, no need for price guns ,labels researching item . fewer stuff getting broken , thrown away sent over seas

@sylviajones4907 2 года назад

Good point! Totally agree!

@jtrade34 2 года назад

yes they have a conveyor belt and they throw items worth thousands of dollars away. They can not process the volume of donations consequently they dump many items due tio they just do not know what has real value.

@DorothyakaCookieD_49 2 года назад

So much fun!! Roger is def a KEEPER!! Certainly strikes me as a kind gentle hearted sweetheart!! (Nice eye candy, too!! 😉) 👏🏻🎉☺️

@maggiehattan3799 2 года назад

Kudos to you and Roger for navigating the smelly, moldy bins😂 Love the mice nativity, adorable. You’re just a ball of fire, I’m inspired by your drive! Happy thanksgiving to you and your lovely family🥰

@sunshinedream7772 2 года назад

Thank Roger for that helpful Ping tip 🙂 I’m trying to learn sports items 😉

@chriscarlson1237 Год назад

I love that u found a partner that does the same u do! Beautiful couple!!

@MakingMelodyCrafts 2 года назад

Not sure if someone else mentioned it yet, but I believe that there is a trash compacter in the back at most Goodwill bins and at the end of the day/week, whatever hasn't sold gets crushed. I think another you tuber mentioned it before. tfs

@Libbyluiu 2 года назад

That is what the bins are like in Indiana, no smell, no mold, but just a huge mix of stuff in bins.

@barbarafrancis533 2 года назад

When you see a lot of items alike, like those little green cups, were probably used in a wedding. They probably even candle holders on the guest tables. They usually get rid of it right after the wedding.

@christinestefanides2494 2 года назад

Pulling for shipping is my favorite !

@dragracegurl1 2 года назад

@ 5:41, I would have LOVED to bought that dinosaur 😍

@karonwostenholme6533 2 года назад

Well done. always enjoy watching xx

@scottishduck4625 2 года назад

I loved the little mice and I appreciate very much you sharing your perspective as well. 🥰

@donnamclaughlin9215 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing who you are. You are so kind. I learned a lot today. 💛🙏💙

@andreabenson2491 2 года назад

I love how you share. Great for those who are contemplating shopping for resale! You seem very nice and funny! 😁👏👍💃

@heidifritz3053 2 года назад

What a fun and inspiring channel. Your basement store is amazing! So organized. I also admire your energy to go find merch and your eye for what might sell.

@gwendolynnrice2131 2 года назад

Karen, love all your efforts and vids. Thanks for always sharing! Appreciate Roger too! Always ready to learn more😍

@heidih7058 2 года назад

Such an interesting video. I’m a new eBay reseller. It was very helpful to see your inventory and shipping process. Thanks!

@amplified-zg1cy 2 года назад

Lots of familiar items from recent CLL video. Know she bought the candle, the John Perry, and the jug.

@patriciabird8858 2 года назад

Thank You Karen for another video…you are so organized and generous ! Would you please give us a like to Rodger’s store ? So always your choice is great!

@heathermullen8647 2 года назад

I belong to a reselling fb group. A woman was posting that everything she sells she gets at the bins and she doesn’t clean anything. When I mentioned that eBay states that clothing needs to be clean. Her response was it always is at the bins where she shops. Ugh. I’ve been to the bins in NH and the noise was too much for me. Left without buying anything. Hope to never go there again.

@cindyreynolds4230 2 года назад

My hubby & I thrift together alot! Lots of laughs sometimes!

@alexandramorris9356 2 года назад

Love watching you picking stock in your basement

@kellyreally2828 2 года назад

Great video! I love that you and Roger have different focuses and methods and time frames, and weave those together. Yes to really good 🍕 pizza! And that Tommy bag is great. Love the items you bought from fellow reseller❤️. I don’t think I’ve ever left a thrift store empty handed, I’ll have to challenge myself! So true about moving our treasures from store to car to house to room to room back to car for post sometimes. Spied the Peanuts musical toy , had to have it! Thanks for so much goodness 💜Karen💜.

@Yazzie101 2 года назад

I’ve never been to the bins and sure there are non local.. love your knowledge and I’ve tried selling hard goods but shipping was crazy! I get tips from you about purposing items for other things! That’s imagination 👍

@wendythomas4930 2 года назад

This is so exciting to watch! I love thrifting!😊

@sylviajones4907 2 года назад

Never been to the bins. None close by. Always heard about them. Thank you!

@Sonshinereseller 2 года назад

Yvon, Thrifty Rich on RU-vid, loves John Perry and almost always pick it up either for her own collection or for resale. That was a nice large one. I found a smaller one a while ago at one of our local thrifts.

@ThriftyPharmD 2 года назад

Oh I love the charming tails nativity ❤️❤️ love your channel! God loves all creatures!! I need an inventory system. It’s a problem for me. Wish I could figure it Out. I’m a part time seller.

@lindabeasley-bradford5545 2 года назад

Bread box/keeper (missing the wee cutting board) in the blue bin I would've bought in a heartbeat for myself. We have one that we LOVE!

@JanBee1122 2 года назад

Karen I'm not sure if you have ever been asked or already answered this question: Do you own a truck? How did you get those circular racks home? I always wonder if part of the business model "MUST" include a truck and/or trailer. I love your videos, you inspire me in so many ways :) BTW, thank you SO MUCH for the tip on the backgammon games. I pass them up constantly and had no idea they were a hot item. I always learn something new when I watch your vids.

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

I have a Jeep ( normal size)

@SonomaMom2 2 года назад

It’s so crazy the way everyone is shopping! We still have a mask mandate and cannot enter a store without one 😷

@karinwullfrodt Год назад

you are the loveliest, absolutly god won't get mad he is pure love to us! It was a miracle to me to find you, thank you!

@Mommabudgets 2 года назад

My area is so dry! I can never find anything to sell. I really want to do eBay full time. Thank you for the video.

@RobinGKT 2 года назад

I wonder about those stickers covering the maker, too. Isn’t their goal to sell that stuff? Thanks for sharing Karen, I always enjoy your videos. Sincerely, Robin

@darleneakstayawhile427 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing a little bit of yourself. It's sad that so many "tolerant" people are so intolerant of anything to do with the Lord.

@jmcaparas8864 2 года назад

Love your calming voice

@bgcrow1 2 года назад

Hi, Karen, you have such an amazing eye! Every video, I see money I have left on the shelf. I need "training" lol. Thank you as always! I hope you and your family have an amazing Thanksgiving! God Bless you all.

@johndavidson8703 2 года назад

Great vid, Karen. I hope to someday be able to sell +10k /month. That would be amazing. My bin store is always crowded, but it doesn't smell. People are kind. Can't believe that bin store was so empty of people. When my wife and I go to the bins we always wear gloves. LOVE your basement setup.....one question...where do you have things like Christmas decor that you are NOT selling but use to decorate for holidays? Seems your whole basement is your store inventory...unless your basement is bigger than we can tell.

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

The corner with the washer dryer has personal items in bins but I also have a garage

@PepperBuddyRosie12 2 года назад

How do you figure shipping when you list your items?

@KathyDoucette 2 года назад

For some reason people like to leave their donations in their truck beds or yards overnight even if it is going to rain. Things get wet/damp and they still donate them. Could be where the mold smell is coming from.

@vintagegal4919 2 года назад

Crazy Lamp Lady Jocelyn just picked up that exact carousel candle on one of her last goodwill videos, but I think she had to pay $6.99 lol

@christineorozco5431 2 года назад

I don’t know about all GW outlets, but the one I used to live near threw away (dumpsters) the hardgoods that didn’t sell

@sneeze163 2 года назад

Hi Karen, you might reconsider John Perry in the future. He can fetch good prices depending on the piece. Don't kick yourself too hard! LOL!

@Amy_BBR 2 года назад

How, how, how is Roger listing 300-400 items a week!?! I need to know this man's secret!!!🕵️‍♀️

@kocoaberry7041 2 года назад

Assistant, must be

@TourmalineSocial 2 года назад

No secret I list around 100-200 items a day on my listing days. Just gotta put the work in and use templates...

@kathyann7027 2 года назад

I love your dripping icicles on the mantle.......where did you get them? Brand? your house looks beautiful!!

@c.h.2056 2 года назад

Karen, you are brave! I was practically vomiting just thinking about that smell from the bins. 😵

@Shaybird715 2 года назад

I’ve seen the unsold at Goodwill auctions located beside the bins

@karentingler4937 2 года назад

Thanks

@mitzi1726 2 года назад

I do mot understand goodwill either. It's not like you can bring it back. Yes, I do peel back and I do not feel bad about it. They are trying to make money and so am I.

@nancyhinds3821 2 года назад

Someone just bought the same candle a day or so ago. Many outlets have trash compactors.

@HannahBMann 2 года назад

I cut itchy tags out of my own clothes...maybe the case sometimes with items at Goodwill, like the Ping hoodie?

@Chicago48 2 года назад

I don't know why thrifts put stickers over brand names. Thank goodness our SA puts the price stickers on the side of the wares. But another thrift put the stickers over the brand, and I'm going to write the manager to tell them to stop.

@enidpolanco1900 2 года назад

Sorry pressed the send to soon . I live in NYC and it’s much cleaner especially the one in New Jersey. I did find some good items in PA

@julychils 2 года назад

Ive always wondered the same...why Goodwill puts their tags over markings. I guess Im glad its just not our local Goodwill that does that..lol Great video!

@elainepohl6529 2 года назад

So what is Roger’ store ? Would he want you to share that? If not , it’s ok

@marilynmcneely206 2 года назад

Why does Goodwillalways put stickers on where it’s made??

@TheAntiqBoutiq 2 года назад

Same here with the smelly moldiness at the bins. I do think they leave it in the rain.

@JD-Defenders 2 года назад

Not sure about the bins but at my regular GW every so often they purge and I have happened to be there on a day that was happening. Cart loads were going back and you could hear the people in back smashing glass and china. I cringed in consideration of what they might be destroying for all time. There was literally almost nothing left on their glass and china shelves. A week later you could not tell they ever did that. Amazing the amounts they get for FREE.

@neoanderson726 2 года назад

yeah my bin in Hudson Nh is disgusting as well ... everything broken. empty boxes just trash sadly

@catmakesdo 2 года назад

Maybe I can help with the reason why labels are covered on dishes . It actually has nothing to do with trying to cover the label on purpose. I spent 14 years working for Value Village here in Canada, each department has a quota of items they must get out each days to maintain profits. These tags are printed off in long strips and workers can peel them off quickly , therefore they slap the tags on with no thought as to where they are put. I am assuming Goodwill is pretty much the same as V V ( Savers) . Our day would consist of rolling racks and getting our quota of goods out each day. I hope that helps.

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

Employees have told me it’s done on purpose 🙄

@tammygarrett9261 Год назад

I can't handle being in the bin place. I tried once and got sick. Yuck !

@treasuresabound0062 2 года назад

I know you pack a sandwich and plan to stay all day…. Better watch Roger - when he gets done in his 20 minutes he may go to the car and eat your sandwich while waiting! 😂

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

😂😂👍

@susanfontaine5214 2 года назад

Hard goods go into trash. Have heard and seen them throwing and breaking glassware in back room.

@Benjisbeans 6 месяцев назад

nobody ever talks about how they calculate shipping when making a listing.

@lavenderclothesline 6 месяцев назад

On eBay, you use a postal scale and weigh your item and enter the complete weight and size of your package or box and put the information in your listing. Most of my items are shipped using USPS Ground Advantage. My daughter Mellissa ( freshbloominclothing on RU-vid does shipping videos) along with quite a few others, you should be able to google it 💜

@janegavin4635 2 года назад

Wow, your impressive

@debdd7 2 года назад

Oh my, i saw the Ghostbusters proton backpack. My son collects Ghostbusters. Does the guy still have it?

@Herrevolutioncollective 2 года назад

I want to do this. This would be a tremendous help.

@missunique65 2 года назад

I would never store items like that - musty basement...ack. All of my clothes are in airtight garment bags carefully folded with tissue. I never buy from goodwill. I don't have the patience to go through all that garbage.

@mosaicthrift 2 года назад

Good Morning Karen. Have you ever been to the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania?

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

I have! 💜💜

@Spartan_83 2 года назад

If the shoes are name brand in decent condition I would still buy them and take them home and wash them, it's not that hard to get the smell out.

@marilynmcneely206 2 года назад

The bins are scarey

@Meekavintage 2 года назад

those MONKEYS would be better if painted funky colors or light pink

@haunanipalama7037 2 года назад

Shared!! Let's get her to 100K subscibers!!

@brennagreenglasspeacock 2 года назад

I am glad you left in the part about the Charming Tails Nativity! I totally agree with you (: love your videos.

@alfa5243 2 года назад

Jesus made the mice y too. Jesus is very happy that the little mice make you laugh and delightfully happy.

@maryohare4141 2 года назад

I dont know if it is all Goodwills, but my local Goodwill breaks all the china that doesnt sell after about two weeks on shelves. I would walk past dumpsters and see employees just laughing and tossing...breaking it all.

@PepperBuddyRosie12 2 года назад

Why?

@TheBrandonn 2 года назад

Haha the jesus mouse part made me smile, glad you left it in! Do you mainly source from thrift stores? I live in PA too but I dont drive so im finding it a bit tough sourcing in my area.

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

I source from anywhere I can make a profit 😂

@marilynmcneely206 2 года назад

I don’t like Goodwill stores,,, I take my good stuff to Hopes closet here in NorthEast Texas,, NOT Goodwill

@lynny6754 2 года назад

Do you 'shop' your own inventory when you need something?

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

Not too often because if I find something I really like, I will keep it and not list it 😁👍

@kathyann7027 2 года назад

who do you buy your large bags of packing peanuts from?

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

UPS store

@shawndakramer7352 2 года назад

I have a similar inventory system as you. Where I combine like items. Starting to think about doing a number system going forward. Your thoughts or anyone else?

@veinuj 2 года назад

This is a great video! I love the music, what’s the name of the song? Our bins put any glassware on a separate table so that it’s not mixed in with the other stuff. I find some good things at the bins and so far I haven’t seen or smelled mold.

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

The song is in the library of the editing software that we use for the channel

@madelinerose5326 2 года назад

Why do you keep covers on bins when all items are bagged? What items have you had returned? I remember your having said that you don't lift Goodwill labels, if you don't recognize a pattern of China, what do you do? What sort of system does Roger use for his high-volume business? Does he employ anyone else? Have you thought for the future, you can't continue to keep going up and down those steps or lifting those bins up and down. Will you employ assistant worker(s). Be safe. Happy Turkey Day.

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

I never said I don’t lift labels! I ALWAYS lift labels/ tape etc!

@kgaletin 2 года назад

Do you need to charge tax on the items you sell?How do you report your sales on your taxes?

@Catch-qn3xh 2 года назад

Selling over $10K and making $? net profit is very different. Drives me nuts when seller's go: "I sold $50K last year!" Okay, but HOW much did you actually make?

@lavenderclothesline 2 года назад

Profit is a little over 100k with selling on eBay and RU-vid ( showing my work on eBay)